SC Orders Govt to Release Ten Leaders

Kathmandu Feb 16- Supreme Court (SC) today has ordered the government to release some ten political detainees including the senior leaders.

In its verdict, the apex court directed the concerned authority to release the arrested leaders immediately.

Meanwhile, Nepal Bar Association (NBA) today filed habeas corpus petition in Supreme Court (SC) seeking the immediate release of some fifty political leaders including Sujata Koirala, Meena Pandey and Shekhar Koirala, among others.

The detained leaders were arrested from various parts of city while staging anti-polls demonstrations.